The Watermelon Woman

The Watermelon Woman - 1997

A young black lesbian filmmaker probes into the life of The Watermelon Woman, a 1930s black actress who played 'mammy' archetypes.

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Origin Country

United States of America 

Spoken Languages

English 

DramaComedyRomance
Streaming:
Criterion Channel
Released
Status
1997-03-05
Release Date
$0.00
Budget
$0.00
Revenue
0.5627
Popularity
1h 25min
Runtime
Sometimes you have to create your own history.
Tagline
108
Vote Count

Cast

Cheryl Dunye

Cheryl Dunye

Cheryl
Guinevere Turner

Guinevere Turner

Diana
Valarie Walker

Valarie Walker

Tamara
Lisa Marie Bronson

Lisa Marie Bronson

Fae "The Watermelon Woman" Richards
Cheryl Clarke

Cheryl Clarke

June Walker
Irene Dunye

Irene Dunye

Self
Brian Freeman

Brian Freeman

Lee Edwards
Ira Jeffries

Ira Jeffries

Shirley Hamilton
Alexandra Juhasz

Alexandra Juhasz

Martha Page
Camille Paglia

Camille Paglia

Self
Sarah Schulman

Sarah Schulman

CLIT Archivist
V.S. Brodie

V.S. Brodie

Karaoke Singer
Shelley Olivier

Shelley Olivier

Annie Heath
David Rakoff

David Rakoff

Librarian
Toshi Reagon

Toshi Reagon

Street Musician
Christopher Ridenhour

Christopher Ridenhour

Bob
Kat Robertson

Kat Robertson

Yvette
Jocelyn Taylor

Jocelyn Taylor

Stacey
Bill Wayterra

Bill Wayterra

Photographer
Elaine Freeman

Elaine Freeman

Bride's Mother
Erin Cramer

Erin Cramer

Bride
Wellington Love

Wellington Love

Groom
Toni Nash

Toni Nash

Groom's Mother
Zoe Goldberg

Zoe Goldberg

Little White Girl
Calder Goldberg

Calder Goldberg

Little White Boy
Shanell Johnson

Shanell Johnson

Little Black Girl 1
Olivia Bokelman

Olivia Bokelman

Little Black Girl 2
Madelyn Bokelman

Madelyn Bokelman

Little Black Girl 3
Barry Swimar

Barry Swimar

Relative in Yamulke
Sara Vogt

Sara Vogt

"Plantation Memories" Mistress / Cassandra Brooke (photo)
Ana Margaret Sanchez

Ana Margaret Sanchez

"Souls of Deceit" Mulatto
Eve Oishi

Eve Oishi

Karaoke Cute Girl / Woman in Audience (photo)
Joy Malinowski

Joy Malinowski

Emcee
Anthony Christopher

Anthony Christopher

Black Banker on the Street
Suzi Nash

Suzi Nash

Black School Teacher on the Street
Earl Pittman

Earl Pittman

Sorry Rosie 1
Jonathan Ellis

Jonathan Ellis

Sorry Rosie 2
T. LaMonte McKinnon

T. LaMonte McKinnon

Sorry Rosie 3
S. Elizabeth Evans

S. Elizabeth Evans

Leather Girl on the Street
Amadee Braxton

Amadee Braxton

Bus Stop Girl 1
Denise Sneed

Denise Sneed

Bus Stop Girl 2
Robert Reid-Pharr

Robert Reid-Pharr

Street Queen in Library Line / Fred DeShields (photo)
David Hanson

David Hanson

Grungy White Boy
Rita Porter

Rita Porter

White Woman at Produce Truck
Brian Baisemore

Brian Baisemore

Produce Man
Gail Lloyd

Gail Lloyd

Diana's Black Date
Tatum Kendall

Tatum Kendall

White Girl Student 1
Tania Galloni

Tania Galloni

White Girl Student 2
Jake Carlo

Jake Carlo

White Boy Student
Zanobia Webb

Zanobia Webb

Poet
Nana Korantemaa

Nana Korantemaa

Drummer
Nana Akousa Agyiriwah

Nana Akousa Agyiriwah

Percussionist
Virginia Manning

Virginia Manning

Annie's Girlfriend
Patricia Ellis

Patricia Ellis

Mrs. Page-Fletcher
Lillie Hayes

Lillie Hayes

Her Maid
James Charles Roberts

James Charles Roberts

Newsreel Narrator (voice)
Robert Sciasci

Robert Sciasci

Police Officer
A. Ron Marigna

A. Ron Marigna

Police Officer
Donnita Hamilton

Donnita Hamilton

June's Next Door Neighbor
K. Brent Hill

K. Brent Hill

J. Liberty Wells
Jody Benjamin

Jody Benjamin

Josie
Claudine Benoit

Claudine Benoit

Butch at Party
Zoe Bissel

Zoe Bissel

White Bar Dyke
Anna Blume

Anna Blume

Eleanor Van Clyde
Mark Breitenberg

Mark Breitenberg

Claude Thornton
Kenrick Cato

Kenrick Cato

Ray Blake / NAACP
Kristina Deutsch

Kristina Deutsch

Sandra Vincent
Charlene Gilbert

Charlene Gilbert

Card Playing Dyke
Reggie Griffin

Reggie Griffin

Hambone Jones
Valerie Manenti

Valerie Manenti

Rent Party and White Bar Dyke
Lilly Marnell

Lilly Marnell

Femme at Party
Fawn McGee

Fawn McGee

Bobbi / Willa Clarke
Darrell Moore

Darrell Moore

NAACP
Luciana Moreira

Luciana Moreira

Set Stylist
L.M. Doria Roberts

L.M. Doria Roberts

Reba Richards / Banana Skirt
Linda Salerno

Linda Salerno

Margaret Fitzgerald
Carolyn Shapiro

Carolyn Shapiro

White Actress
Julia Zay

Julia Zay

White Bar Dyke

Crew

Production Companies

Dancing Girl

Dancing Girl

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